TO TELL THE UN-TOLD STORIES OF SHERPAS

Adam had earlier been in Nepal in last autumn. He was here to write on the
ecological footprints on Everest. When he met Deepak in a restaurant, they
discussed about the kind of journalism they were interested in.

During the discussion both of them were in an agreement that there were several
swathe of stories yet to be told. And they both found out that the story of Everest
was one of them. Deepak could not deny the project when Adam came up with crowd-funding project to tell the stories
of invisible people of the Himalayas.

Meet the story-tellers:

Deepak Adhikari is a journalist
based in Kathmandu, Nepal. He has extensively written on Nepal’s political
transition, evolution of the Maoists and human rights issues surrounding the
Maoist insurgency and the lives of Sherpas. His work has appeared in regional and international
publications including TIME magazine, Outside magazine, The Caravan, People
Magazine, Himal Southasian.

From November 2010 to February 2014,
he served as Nepal correspondent for Agence France-Presse (AFP), the global
news agency. Prior to joining AFP, he worked for Kantipur, Nepal’s
largest-selling newspaper. Between 2004 and 2008, he worked as reporter at
Nepal Weekly magazine, producing investigative reportages on human trafficking,
organ trade and sex industry, that highlighted socio-economic issues of Nepal.

Adam Popescu is based in Los Angeles, USA. His work has been
published by Fast Company, Forbes, Mashable, Marketplace Radio and others. In
December of 2013 he traveled to Nepal on assignment for the BBC, climbing
18,000 to Everest Base Camp to examine the ecological impacts of tourism. He
spent a month climbing in the Himalayas, living amongst the local mountain
people.

We plan to tell stories through text, photos and
videos of Sherpas, who live in the shadows of world's highest mountains.
Sherpas lead a perilous and hardscrabble life in the rugged terrain. They have
helped countless climbers realize their dreams of conquering Everest and other
Himayalan peaks.

There has been some interest on their work in the wake of the
disaster on Everest that killed 16 climbers. But they are largely invisible
people of the Himalayas. Through our work, we would shed light on these people,
their lives and the living conditions in some of the harshest places on earth.
We will deliver real journalism by travelling to these places and talking to
the Sherpas.

3) Let me know who I should be talking too: We're
going to need some sponsors and big donors to get this going. If there's
someone that you think would identify with the Everest Sherpas, let me know.
I'd love to talk to them.